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And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֡יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 1
כִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'Otwhen saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 2
שָׂרֵ֨יsa.Rei[the] commanders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 3
הָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotry
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 5
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoshaphat
Used 75 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 6
וְהֵ֤מָּהve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 7
אָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.Ruthey said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 8
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[is] [the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 9
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 10
ה֔וּאHu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 11
וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buand they surrounded
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 12
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav<on> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 13
לְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.Chemto fight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 14
וַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'Akand he cried out
Lemma: זָעַק (za.aq) · Strong's: H2199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Joshua 8:16, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15, Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2199; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 15
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoshaphat
Used 75 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 16
וַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehand Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 17
עֲזָר֔וֹa.za.Rohe helped him
Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to help
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 18
וַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.Temand he lured them
Lemma: סוּת (sut) · Strong's: H5496
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to incite
Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:6, Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, 1 Samuel 26:19, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 21:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5496; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 19
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 20
מִמֶּֽנּוּ\׃mi.Me.nuaway from him
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:31 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the chariot | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| commanders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092I Jehoshaphat |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| This | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| is the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| So they turned | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| but Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092I Jehoshaphat |
| cried out | → | זָעַק H2199 to cry out |
| and the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| helped him | → | עָזַר H5826 to help |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| drew them away | → | סוּת H5496 to incite |
| from him | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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